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Fantasia will amaze ya: full details
…conducted by Stokowski, this groundbreaking film, which consists of animation set to eight musical pieces, is narrated by Deems Taylor and includes an appearance by Mickey Mouse (voiced by Disney… |
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G.I. Joe: The Movie – Special Edition
…Review: G.I. Joe has become somewhat of a reference for 80s action animation series. Along with a handful of other shows, the series managed to become a pop culture icon… |
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Scooby’s returns to live-action for TV movie
…Kate Melton (Lucy: A Period Piece) as Daphne and Nick Palatas (Love) as Shaggy. Scooby-Doo will appear via computer-generated animation courtesy of Animation Picture Company, and is voiced by veteran… |
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Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Warner Bros. Animation (September 14, 2010), Warner Home Video (September 14, 2010), single disc, 75 mins plus supplements, 1.79:1 aspect ratio, Dolby Digital 5.1, Not Rated, Retail: $19.98 Storyboard: Scooby-Doo… |
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Disney documentary DVD exclusive offer!
…chapter of Disney’s animation legacy – a decade of unparalleled creativity that included The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Aladdin and The Lion King, told by the people who… |
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Megamind
…it. So after all that, why does it all come together? I’m really not sure! Some other aspect of the production perhaps? The animation is, as usual for DreamWorks, very… |
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Have A Laugh! Volumes 1 and 2
…The Princess And The Frog’s release when Disney was at pains to remind us how great traditional Disney animation of the old-school was, I began to notice some odd variations… |
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Animated shorts up for an Oscar
…Coyote Falls, Matthew O’Callaghan, director and Sam Register, executive producer (Warner Bros. Animation Inc.) Day & Night, Teddy Newton, director (Pixar Animation Studios) The Gruffalo, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang,… |
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DreamWorks to release Me and My Shadow in 2013
…CG and traditional animation, a first for DreamWorks Animation. The film tells the story of Shadow Stan, an incredibly frustrated shadow that yearns for a more dynamic life but happens… |
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Bambi Diamond Edition: an interview with Donnie Dunagan, the original “Young Prince of the Forest”
…and still photos and wanted to use my eyes and facial expressions to help draw animations on little Bambi. So, he called my mother in Westwood, California….near UCLA, and told… |
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The Art Of Kung Fu Panda 2
…sequels that will stretch the series to six films, as announced by DreamWorks Animation’s Jeffrey Katzenberg shortly after the box-office success of the first film (the two events quite unrelated,… |
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Challenge Of The Gobots: The Original Miniseries
…scenery-chewing Braxis), the robot vehicle forms are obvious and uninspired, and the animation is clumsy to say the least. Designs are also poor, being too detailed for cheap animation, and… |
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Have A Laugh! Volumes 3 and 4
…This didn’t mean Disney couldn’t be fun: there are plenty that feature terrifically amusing scenarios and gags as well as the lush backgrounds and expert animation that we expect from… |
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D23 Expo 2011: Day 2 – Frankenweenie flies Planes with Muppets
…chief creative officer, Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios; and Kevin Feige, producer and president, Marvel Studios, presented a look at The Walt Disney Studios’ upcoming film slate, which included… |
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Can Tintin become a frontrunner for Best Animated Feature this year?
…way of being a frontrunner, though, is its use of motion capture animation, which has drawn controversy from the Academy in the past. Andy Serkis, who plays Tintin’s buddy Captain… |
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Vol. 3
…too far apart. By this time he knew the characters and probably felt he could experiment more with them. The animation is also cleaner than Jones’s earlier Tom and Jerry… |
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Avatar: The Legend of Korra
Nickelodeon changed American animation history when they brought to airwaves a “kid” cartoon with a continuous, dramatic plot with ever-changing characters and comedic hijinks, called Avatar: The Last Airbender Avatar… |
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Iron Man Anime
…fight scenes and cutting-edge animation. While the animation is hand-drawn for the most part, the use of CGI for the combatants is seamless, giving the show a sophisticated look that… |
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Margaret Kerry – The Original Tinker Bell
During the era of Disney sequels, one of the few to receive a theatrical release was Peter Pan II: Return to Neverland. The animation was better quality than other sequels,… |
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Superman Vs. The Elite
…worth out of the overseas animation team. While they handle action well, and most of the characters are managed nicely, their Superman is very inconsistent and treading too close to… |
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Gold Nugget, Common Sense, Two-Headed Cop, and Junkyard
We’ve changed the name of the Indie Updates blog, but the content remains the same — independent, non-establishment, under the radar animation not from the big Hollywood studios hoping to… |
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Wolverine Anime
…much else to appeal to me story-wise. Even the animation style seemed conventional and boring, compared to the other Marvel Anime series. Wolverine is, of course, a Canadian mutant with… |
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Hotel Transylvania Art Director Noëlle Triaureau sheds light on the monsters’ domain
…was really fabulous to work with someone who came from TV animation, from the cartoon world. When he came aboard, the main characters had to be re-designed to fit his… |
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The Halloween Tree
…remains a Cartoon Network staple). The original concept was for Bradbury to work with Chuck Jones, back in 1967 when the animation director was in the midst of his popular… |
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Ten films up for animated short film Oscar
…Daycare David Silverman, director (Gracie Films) Paperman John Kahrs, director (Disney Animation Studios) “Tram,” Michaela Pavlátová, director, and Ron Dyens, producer (Sacrebleu Productions) The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch… |
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Disney posts Paperman online
Disney Animation’s YouTube channel has posted the full Oscar nomianted short Paperman. “Introducing a groundbreaking technique that seamlessly merges computer-generated and hand-drawn animation techniques, first-time director John Kahrs takes the… |
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DreamWorks to launch Netflix’s first original kids series
Netflix and DreamWorks Animation today announced they will create the first ever Netflix Original Series for kids. Based on their upcoming movie Turbo (premiering in theaters this summer) the Netflix… |
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Planes, Turbo praised in test screening reviews
…writes. “Did it change the face of animation? No, but it’s still a fun movie and the animation does look good.” Turbo will race into theaters on July 19, with… |
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USA Today looks into “open race” for Best Animated Feature Oscar
…that there is no clear frontrunner for the prize this year, the article goes into the individual movies’ chances of victory, as well as the filmmakers feelings regarding animation generally… |
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Escape From Planet Earth
…subpar animation, but turned out to have a great story, fun characters, and a top-notch voice cast. A few years later we were surprised by Delgo, another film that based… |
